Samsung, Tubi, and Comcast all announced Amazon DSP integrations at the 2026 IAB NewFronts, positioning Amazon's Authenticated Graph as the connective layer between CTV impressions and measurable outcomes. With an 85% match rate on Tubi and 42% lift in unique reach, Amazon is quietly becoming the infrastructure that makes CTV measurement work.

The IAB's annual State of Data report surveyed 400+ buy-side leaders and found that up to 75% believe attribution, incrementality, and MMM fall short on rigor, timeliness, and trust. The industry body estimates AI-driven measurement improvements could unlock $26.3 billion in reallocated media spend.

New industry data shows 53% of marketers now use media mix modeling and 67% plan to increase investment - while multi-touch attribution faces an existential crisis from signal loss. Here's where MMM fits in the modern measurement stack, what's driving the shift, and what still needs fixing.

Nielsen is piloting wearable-based co-viewing measurement starting with Super Bowl LX, targeting currency integration by the 2026/2027 season. Meanwhile, Tubi's expanded Nielsen deal underscores how ad-supported streamers are racing to prove their audiences are bigger - and more valuable - than legacy metrics suggest.

Only 15% of marketers rate their retail media measurement as effective, yet brands actively measuring incrementality report 54% reductions in wasted spend. With Albertsons launching in-store incrementality and advertisers averaging six RMNs, the gap between measurement leaders and laggards is widening fast.

With twelve US states requiring businesses to honor Global Privacy Control signals and seven-figure fines becoming routine, the privacy enforcement era has arrived. Here's what the 2026 enforcement wave means for ad measurement teams.

LiveRamp acquired Habu. WPP acquired InfoSum. NIQ launched on Snowflake. After years of fragmentation, the clean room market is entering its consolidation phase. Here's what it means for measurement.

After nearly five years of development and regulatory scrutiny, Google retired Topics, Protected Audience, and its Attribution Reporting API in October 2025. Third-party cookies are staying in Chrome. Here's what it means for measurement teams.